Simmons for #1

[HartfordWhalers]

The big reason Philly signed Doc Rivers as opposed to MDA was because Rivers is willing to coach Simmons and Embiid. If MDA was the coach they probably would have had to move one of them to suit his style. Coach Doc Rivers allows the Sixers to keep both Simmons and Embiid. They are going nowhere

I don’t really think any of that is true.

[BullyKing]

The big reason Philly signed Doc Rivers as opposed to MDA was because Rivers is willing to coach Simmons and Embiid. If MDA was the coach they probably would have had to move one of them to suit his style. Coach Doc Rivers allows the Sixers to keep both Simmons and Embiid. They are going nowhere

I don’t really think any of that is true.

I think there might be some merit to it if you believe the reporting that the ownership didn't want Lue and Brand didn't want D'Antoni and so they compromised on Doc. Assuming all of that is true, one reason Brand might not have wanted D'Antoni is because it would have required significant roster changes which would likely only have highlighted what a historically awful job Brand did last offseason.

[HartfordWhalers]

The big reason Philly signed Doc Rivers as opposed to MDA was because Rivers is willing to coach Simmons and Embiid. If MDA was the coach they probably would have had to move one of them to suit his style. Coach Doc Rivers allows the Sixers to keep both Simmons and Embiid. They are going nowhere

I don’t really think any of that is true.

I think there might be some merit to it if you believe the reporting that the ownership didn't want Lue and Brand didn't want D'Antoni and so they compromised on Doc. Assuming all of that is true, one reason Brand might not have wanted D'Antoni is because it would have required significant roster changes which would likely only have highlighted what a historically awful job Brand did last offseason.

Roster changes like a Horford trade. Or Tobias (who Brand blew all his capital and cap on). Jumping to an Embiid trade or a Simmons trade seems fully at odds with how ownership has wanted to keep both and how ownership was impressed with MDA.

And the idea that keeping Embiid and Simmons makes a team not going anywhere...

[GutUNC]

The big reason Philly signed Doc Rivers as opposed to MDA was because Rivers is willing to coach Simmons and Embiid. If MDA was the coach they probably would have had to move one of them to suit his style. Coach Doc Rivers allows the Sixers to keep both Simmons and Embiid. They are going nowhere

All the reports said the opposite re: MDA